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Historical Event on 12/1/1985

Rajiv Gandhi concludes the first official visit to Japan by an Indian Prime Minister at Tokyo.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/12/1978India's first double decker train was started between Victoria Terminus (CST) and Pune which beared the name as ""Janta Express"", which is now known under the name of Shivaji's fort as ""Singhgarh Express"".
3/29/1857Sepoy Mangal Pandey shot the first bullet of 1857 Indian mutiny in the barracks of Barrackpur near Calcutta against British Empire. This was the starting of the mutiny.
3/26/1977Morarji Desai, the new Prime Minister, forms his Cabinet.
5/3/1969Shri Varahagiri Venkatagiri (1884-1980) became the acting President of India.
1/15/1929Dr. Martin Luther King, civil rights leader of the United States of America, freedom fighter and Nobel Prize awardee, was born at America.
9/24/1777Sarfoji Bhosle, king of Tanjawar, was born.
1/25/1980Awards regarding Public Honour were re-started by Goverment of India; Mother Teresa was honoured by Bharat Ratna, Padma Vibhushan, etc.
5/11/1911Shrimati Lalitadevi, wife of second Prime Minister of India Lal Bahadur Shastri, was born.
1/15/1971Dinanath Damodar Dalal, great artist, passed away.
4/8/1929Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt threw two bombs on the Assembly Hall.